Education, Dept. of - As introduced, establishes October 15 of each year as the date by which the department must submit an early grades reading report; updates the committees for which the department must submit the early grades reading report to be the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over education. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49.

SB 1027 requires the Tennessee Department of Education to submit its annual early grades reading report by October 15 each year (previously a less specific deadline). It updates which legislative committees receive this report, directing it to the Senate Education Committee and the House committee with education jurisdiction. This procedural bill affects the Department of Education and the specified legislative committees, streamlining the reporting process without changing the report's content or educational policies.